"Pressured me to act fast to avoid parking penalties"
Parking charge calls
49 community reports tagged Parking charge across 32 numbers.
Recent activity
Reports tagged Parking charge are steady: 0 reports in the last 7 days, in line with a usual 1.1 reports a week.
When people report it
Wednesday is the busiest day for these reports, and 63% are filed in the afternoon (12pm to 6pm). Times are when the report was submitted, which is usually soon after the call.
Verdict
98% of reporters rated these calls spam or suspicious.
Numbers used
Reports tagged Parking charge cover 32 different numbers. 9 of them were first reported in the last 30 days, so a number you have not seen before can still be part of the same pattern.
Reports over time
Reports per day over the last 30 days. Reports per week over the last 12 weeks. Red weeks had at least double the usual volume. Reports per month over the last year.
How people rate these calls
- Spam 32 · 65%
- Suspicious 16 · 33%
- Unknown 1 · 2%
- Safe 0 · 0%
Busiest days
All reports by the day they were submitted.
Time of day
When reports are submitted, UK time.
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Night 12am to 6am 2
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Morning 6am to 12pm 9
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Afternoon 12pm to 6pm 31
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Evening 6pm to 12am 7
Latest reports
"Car parking scam stating parking period elapsed on current bay."
"Didn't verify their identity A text message asking to register to pay a parking fine"
"Asked for personal info Parking Scam"
"Asked to log in to website to pay parking charge. Pressured me to act fast . Never heard of company before, although it does exist."
"They claimed to be from Ringgo parking company"
"Scam. Sent a message saying I have parking fine and urging me to pay. Well I don’t have a car."
"They claimed to be from a company saying i owe money for a parking fine"
"Text claiming it was from Ringo and saying I had unpaid parking fines and needed to click on link to pay them. I checked my account with Ringo and there was no message. Scam"
"Spurious car parking charge for "RingGo" app (that I don't have). Text provided a link to a website https://ringogo, but the actual RingGo website is https://myrigngo. Asked for my vehicle reg (surely they'd already have that?) and puts pressure on to act fast or face further charges."
"They claimed to be from Ringgo chasing a parking payment. Link to https://ringgo.ygqthwo.cyou/com ... which is not ringgo."
"Something didn't feel right . Something about parking transaction awaiting payment and failure to pay would result in fines, penalties and court action"
"They claimed to be from a company claiming an outstanding parking fee"
"Asked me to click on some link for parking car on wrong place"
"Felt like a scam , text message saying I had a PCN parking violation but didn’t state any details or information on where or when it happened. Addressed me as “Dear vehicle owner “. And asking for my registration number??"
"Asking for parking fine payments and offering you a link to enter your details into. I would say it's a scam."
"They claimed to be from a company saying I had parked illegally on the roadside"
"Felt like a scam Saying I have a parking ticket"
"They claimed to be from a company messaging me about the parking ticket and ask to settle it by 4 June 2026. How can I get parking ticket if I dont have car and I dont drive. They send a link: http://www.gov-parkingj.shop/com To settle the money"
"telling me that I have a PCN parking charge to pay"
"Asked for personal information . Referred to parking charge no details given only payment request"
"Felt like a scam saying I have PCN ticket registered today"
"text claiming impeding proceedings due to speeding ticket"
"text claiming impeding proceeding due to speeding ticket"